Controller for automatic musical instruments.



kiwmw A. JAMESON.

CONTROLLER FOR AUTOMATIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS.

. APPLICATION FILED JAN. 30. 1911.

1,146,574; Patented July 13, 1915 2 SHEETSSHEET 1.

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A. JAMESON. I CONTROLLEB FOB AUTOMATIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS. APPLICATIYON nun JAN. 30. 1911.

,146,574. Patented July 13, 1915. I

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may conce'mfj i s i t efi b i y i Marion and t *Ofjglldiima, have inventeda new and strnments "th 'pr lsent time f'p'lajier pi nos and an maticfplayerattachmentsifor p anos are uit c mmon. I 'Thesef deyloes I comprlse iii) lj v icifis me b r d itroll i y 1 1 v 115i nianibu lationifof" elemeiitsj of the mechy '25- T anism: especially provided'for that purpose, fl and the motiyfipor'vjerris' produoed by means of iiledalsjandfair bellows operated by. the f e t ldf th joperator, 'although in s me 1 11 "stancesthenecessar "airfv'acuunior air blast s is "antoniatically*m odu edi There fare; some r instances a1sQ ofechahism of this general I 'tvioe ifif iivhich thef solind producingfldeviices e else ,iallyopieratedtfndflcontrolledjoy 4 ar capable}offriroducingfiniisicwith 'proio'er expre sion v mustbe' manipu- ':lated injsomeiinannerfhy [anj onerator the I manipulation thereof Li eq'nir'es a: sitt ng post i're of "the operator frelati ve v to that por-f tlOILifJOf thewmechanism which carries: and

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bf "the United States, residing' at n'sef iil o5 trollerforAutomaticiMusicalIhg 't-Whi the a owin to its.cooperatingtracker board. I

,inventionl" v a igurelis an elevation, full size, of hand implement forming; part of; rny in,--

ention'; "ig; 2 an enlarged section on a plane parallel withthe elevation ,of Fig. 1; Fig, 3 {an 'endfelevationoflone of the 'valy'e "nfnotors"; Fig. 4= an elevation of a means-for v e i 'i s m z d dn$ qi b yaj 1 is; po si e-t he p .R- HEN IE "oonrnonimn FoRi -nrroMhTIc MUSICALINSTRUMENTSH eriaI'jNQQOSAOBQ other 'eli i ei o m n Da t-5 my TED SPPATENT- FFICE- Ass si-Non i i INDIANA,

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i v character, thah'when associated inventiorflfwillserve to control i'lhelspee d,

themnsical instrument so that a singer ma appa in the usual singing postl irehefore an audience andihe ableto. p rojdncela de sired accompaniment to the sonig entirely under hisowncontrol; 1 1 ,i "Myinvention also comprises means by Qyvhich the singer [may 4 be antomatically noti- -lied of the' 'abproachof any" barticnlar por tion of the traveling perforated mufsic' sheet a The accompanying "drawings operating a silstaining pedal, and Fig. 5

its traokerboard; thes heet motor; the valve jan'd valve; motor {for controlling vthe; sheet motor speed; the valve and Valve ;-motor for controllingtheiforhe with whichthe sound producing mechanisms are operated, etc.

No attempt has been' nade toflillustrate the sound-producingmeehanismsl-for the reason understood. I n In the drawings, lQjindicates theiinpjle? operator. The ext rnal shape of [this instrulnen'tlmay, of oonrlse shevaried toiafooik siderable extent but thejform' shown has ed,' When f'the-instrunient is graspedin the 'a'diagramshowing} the perforated sheet and that y m y be of desiredtype amithe generalfconstructi f is now 7,

i lnent-to'beheldin'vone ah lnd of jthelsinger hanagm automatically bridge thetWo ter'- {1 mina1's 13 an 14 through Which the main electric circuit leads, Theuterminal 13 is connected, by. a wirefl3" with the battery or other electrical s oi1rce.61',.;; vProieeting from one sideof casing 10 is a-' plilnger g lfi which is normally urged outwardly jby a, 1

spring "16,.said' spring being considerably stronger'fthan spring l7 which normally holds, lever 11 ingsuch position that bridge f piece 12' is out of contact with'terniinals 13 aridl. Plunger '15 is providedwith a iio 11o v H carried to a considerable motor; s83,,connected 1vvi,th the sustaining pedal mechanism,;an h11mt r' 81 is conj nected with 'thefbattery I61; Ithrough' Wires :44: andi4 5, itern inals 42' man-3, and, bridging a ieejac, rec ssed, theiw e connected. to mina 1, and it ay lea t l hev cmlm r diic ngime r iQ I hdW '5 .cable,22, vvill be 'jaratively'small sm' 'ke t n s l ble ift e' nuance. 1010 b istancegfrom the jpiano; QThep'ianomay be placedftoxone side -j ff 'ist g faii prop Perforated she 1 having beenrplacediiin initial position-in,the playenmeclianisim the singeroperator may thus electrically f connect, th

as t start the suction producing motor, if that motor, vhas been qc onnected in the mansiigge sted, 7 Ihereu'poni the sheet motor will start; forward "at its slowest'speed, the

valve 55 being in one extreme oiiitsaposi-tion,

' ne. .1 will e; i sane was r it positionso that ,eitherythe greatest or the sound "producing necihanismr' By ;manip1 1-v lating the: thumb piece 31:,rtheshaft -56 of the lorlvalve- 5 5, maybe. quicklyshifted so, as'to I esidue ea; ract al n ta ta eous; fie t :i'upontlie'speed of thesheet motor and, by

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driving, effectupon the, sound producing .de vices. The perforatedsheet may beofa such jchara ha 'ihe i i i uld b gi hi performance {either with gthe, chord or noti be ven is th i g of" th s s Z5 fof1the music sheetwill be so, placed as tofcausea lighting. bf the prop r fa, sand; thus advi e th p -v former, of themovementand position of the .musio sheetQSo that he be prepared at a y im prop ly P for my appar t i us d y a si ger in practising, ,it' is desirable that (the singer and in order to accomplish suchv an opera tion, the vhand piece is provided with aiplunger" 91 which may be thrown into position to i connect af pair of terminals 92 and; 93-;wh ch are, connected to [Wires 9% forming a part of Lcable i 22xand these ires are in ;circuit rangedto'control a pneumatic motor;;-96-, said its 'smallifrmlotorf 9 5 i like, motor Slaland ar- Pneima ismtQ'n pe at i gsupen helr ve t niconspi ensg and ,o 'such'ilength as to.

least force {Will be availableto operate the valve ,motor which controls. the sheet motor 71 a f e l e btl er; me d i r e aapmpe 1 I '7 movement of themusic sheet, the metal por M beable to reverse the movement 10f tliemusio P; sheetl inforder. togretrace part cular passages ing lever 97 of the driving train 98b tWeen the sheet-motor 52, and the sheet rolls.

I- I claim as my invention: f

calinusical instruments consisting of a main body formed'for reception in one hand. of

an/operator, ,rotatably movable finger piececarryingyan electrioterminal, a series .of terminals, cooperative, with said fingerpiece terminal, a finger-piece movably mountedinsaid body and carrying an electrio terminal, a series "of terminals .coiiper- 1. A hand-piece manipulator for inechanr ativewith said fingenpiece terminal, a main I circuit controlling lever movably mounted upon the mainbodyin' opposition to one of trolled thereby, alight spring for normally moving said lever :in one direction, and a heavier spring for normally moving the said opposition fin gerepiece in onedirection. V i v 2. hand-piece manipulator for mechanical musical instruments consisting ofa main body forme'd for reception in one hand of ,an operator, a. rotatably movable finger- :piece carrying an electric terminal, a series 'ofterminals cooperative with said finger? piece; terminal, a finger-piece movably mounted in said body and carrying an electric terminal, and a series of terminals cooperative With said finger-piece terminal.

:cal musical instruments consisting of a main said finger-pieces, and circuititerminals con- 3. A hand-piece manipulator for mechani body formedfor reception'in one hand of an operator, a movable finger-piece carrying an electric terminalna series of terminals cooperative with, said finger-piece terminal, a finger-piece movably mounted in said body land carryingan electric terminal, a series of terinlnalsicooperative w th sald finger-piece terminal, a main circuit; controlling lever movably mounted upon the main body in piece in onedirection,

; 4:. A hand-piece manipulator mechani cal'musical instruments consisting of a main body @formed for reception in one" hand of 'an foperator, a movablefinger-piece carryv ing an electric terminal, a SGIIGSQf terminals cooperative. With said finger-piece terminal,

a finger-piece movably mounted in said body and carrying an electric terminal, and a series of terminalscooperative With said finer-piece terminal. a Y 4 7 5.v Alhand ,iecemanipulator li'or mechani- I calmufsical instruments consisting of a main bodyv form'edfor receptlon 1n onehandof an operator, a rotatably movable finger-piece [opposition to one of said finger-pieces,and circuit terminals controlled thereby, a light spring for normally moving said lever'in "one direction, and a heavierfspring for nor- ;mally moving-the said opposition fingercarrying,an QeleCtiric terminal, a series of terminal, a: i-finger pi ece movably mount ed in said body and carrying an electric ter terminals cooperative with, said finger-piece fendiidistpntf'conneotion with. a mechanical; j 'muslcall nstrument fori'controlllng salclmsaid' hand-piece manipulator compii'sing controlling members fm finger-manipulzition to control movements of members vof the said: instrument, "and. also comprising ai /electrical indicator, and an electric cir-- cuitfextendil 'g flom saidindicator; said cir cuit heingiclesigned for connection to a. suite.

able sourcejof. energy andlito a pair of in- 'si1la ted terminals overflw'hicli'the rn'usio sheet lofthel instrumenttrgvels -Wheieby a metal? lie-bridging ineinbei' secured. to and-carried.

by said nusic sheet willftemporarily close the clrcuit to'operate sald. lndlcato'r.

In Witness whereof, I, ALEXANDER JAME- SON have herelinto set hand and seal at Indianapolis, Indiana, this QSth day of J an- L121,Iy,'A. D., one thousand nine hundfed and eleven. 7

' ALEXANDER JAMESON. [Ls] Witnesses: 1 ARTH M. HOOD, -THOMAS W. 'MoMnANs;

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